Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL DOTS.
WHAT rs DOING AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AND DEPARTMENTS.
President CieveInnd Busy Receiving invs.
tations-Interstnte Cemmission--Gov
crnmcnt Affairs Geing Well.
NAVY 10 BE REPRESENTED.

crnmcal Affairs Geing Well.
NAVY TO BE REPRESENTED.
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued
Instructions that the United States
steamer Michigan shall be at Detroit op
The I4lh and 18th Of September 70 take
part in tile ceremonies Of the reunion OF
the Army Of the tennessee, aud at Chi.
cage from the lst 10 the Goth Of October
for the military cncampment.
wATERwoRKs pEFALcATIoS.
At a meeting OF citizens resolutions
were adopted asking the President TO re,
move the District Commissioners for re-
fusing TO make pub ic, information about
the admitted dcfalcation in the water
department, and for using public funds
for private purposes The committee OF
one hundred of the District also adopted
resolutions calling on the President 70
investigate the reported water depart
ment dcfalcation, and to remove the
engineer officers in charge Of the water.
works.
THE ATLANTA ALL RIeBr.
The report Of the board Of naval OFF,
GERS appointed to examine the warship
Atiarta and to ascertain the damage sus-
tanned during the recent target practice,
was received by the Secrctary.'of the
Navy. II is too technical for newspa-
per article for many readers, but Secrc-
tary Whitney says that the defects re-
ported and the damages sustained by the
ship are tsifiing, as compared TO those
rumored TO have been discovered, and
that they are such as can be easily and
speedily remedied.
THE PRESIDENTS VISITING.
It Is probable that President Cleveland
win leave the capital during the last days
Of September and 90 directly 10 St.
Louis, and from there 70 Kansas City,
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chi.
cago, Nashville and Atlanta. The 81.
Louis and Atlanta dates being fixed, il
will not be practicable to deyiate much
from this programme. The journey will
be made by the ordinary route Of travel
between the cities named, and the dispo-
sition Of the President will be 70 see as
much Of the country and the people on
his route as will be consistent with lin
tied time and positive engagements.
LEAF TOBACCO DECISION.
Assistant Secretary Maynard gave =
] decision in regard TO the classification Of
| leaf tobacco which will be of interest TO
| the tobacco trade The question arose
on decision Of the collector at III Paso,
/ Texas. assessing duty at the rate of 75
! cents per pound on certain leaf tobacco
! imported from Mexico, Of which 80 out
Of every 100 leaves we're Of the requisite
size and fneness for use as wrappers and
| 100 Of which leaves weighed less than a
pound. NJ. Maynard decided that the
tax referred TO leaf tobacco, and not 10
bales, bundles or packages. and that,
therefore, every leaf should be rated.
/ lie, therefore, decides that 50 per cent
| Of the invoice was dutiable NJ 75 cents
| per pound and Al per cent at 35 cents
I per pound. The collector at III Paso Is
instructed 10 reliquidate the entry &C.
! cordingly and 70 refund the excess Of
! duty.
IMPROVING SOUTHERN RIVERS.
Col. A. Gilmore, United States en-.
ginccrs, in his annual report says OF the
\ work Of improving the entrance 70
Charleston, :. g., harbor, that the ap.
/ preparations have been inadequate 10 m
absurd degree. for the successful prosecu.
lion Of operations, having in view The
| completion If The PROJECT within the
| present century. lie recommends an
/ appropriation for the next year Of $780,.
90 Tie asks for $4,000 for Wappo0
/ Cut, s. g., $4,000 for Edisto river, :
T., and 1000 for Salkahatchic river, :.
g. lie asks for s7s,OOO for next years
expenditures IN Savannah harbur. Of
the projected smproyemcnts Of Sayan.
nah river between Augusta and sayan.
nah, the original estimate Of Sgi 900 will
have 10 be increased o. Si78, 900. This
u owing 10 meagre appropriations in the
past. lie is confident that II the pros.
Icct bc now carried out, channel Of five
feet depth II low water will be secured.
lie asks eel 900 for next year. lie cstl.
mates that s4,G33 can be profiiably cx.
pended next year ii ROmney Marsh, Ca !;
$4,000 In Althamaha river, Ga s75, 900
IN Brunswick hafbor, Ca, and s6OO,OOO
on entrance 10 Cumberland sound. Fla.
/ Capt. w. NJ. Black, United States en-.
ginccr. submits the following estimates
for expenditures during the next fiscal
year: Upper 81. Johns river, Fla, &c..
900; Key West, Fla, $50, 600; Caloosa.
haichie river, Fla, $4,000; Manaiee
river, Fla., $4,000; Tampa Day, Fla,
s73, 900; withlacoochee river, Fla, eco. ].
900; Cedar Key, Fla, els, 900; Suwu.
nee river, Fla., go, 900.
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MOTIFS.